Last updated May 20, 2026
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This week's edition covers all the major players: Amazon's deal with Facebook and Instagram TikTok sunsetting its Creators fund (and what's to replace it) Google's new deal hub & discount...
What's the earliest that a retailer can start running holiday promotions? The consensus seems to be -- October (for now). Customers have gotten used to holiday deals starting early, and some...
Is American tech still leading the pack worldwide? And will it continue to into the next decade? Did Amazon's secret pricing algorithms break the law? Did PAYPAL'S merchant rules break the law? DID...
Remember when Amazon launched as an online bookseller with Jeff Bezos and his friends fulfilling the orders themselves in his garage? Little did they know at the time that 27 years later, Chinese...
What happens when tech companies get so big it creates an uneven playing field for startups? Whose responsibility is it to eradicate forced labor in the international economy? Is Elon Musk's X...
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